[2026 江苏扬州期末]Mr Smith works in a small city. Last month he had a fifteen-day holiday, he didn't know where to spend it. He spoke to his friend Bill, "I the hot weather, but I can't find a cool place in our country. How should I spend my holiday?"
"That's easy," said Bill. "You'd better go to Moscow (莫斯科). Snow and ice are covering the ground now."
Mr Smith agreed his friend, bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He had a happy trip there, but one day he into trouble. After lunch he went outside the city. He saw a following him while he was walking past a house. The dog was and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to drive it away. But it began to bark at him. He wanted to look for a stick but he couldn't find anything snow and ice. Suddenly he a stone on the ground. He hurried to but failed.
"How Russians are!" Mr Smith said to himself. "They don't tie dogs, but firmly (坚固地) tie the stones. My God!"
()1. A. or B. so C. but D. if
()2. A. like B. think C. am D. hate
()3. A. of B. with C. at D. for
()4. A. made B. took C. got D. found
()5. A. cat B. house C. food D. dog
()6. A. full B. hungry C. good D. bad
()7. A. except B. besides C. inside D. outside
()8. A. see B. look C. saw D. looked
()9. A. picked it up B. picked up it C. pick it up D. pick up it
()10. A. good B. strange C. happy D. mad

完形填空·语篇导读 本文主要讲述了史密斯先生为了避暑去了寒冷的莫斯科度假,在那里发生了一件麻烦事。
快速对答案
1—5 C D B C D
6—10 B A C C B
1. C 句意为:上个月他有15天的假期,但他不知道去哪里度假。根据语境可知,前后部分为转折关系,应用but连接,故选C项。
2. D 句意为:我讨厌炎热的天气,但在我们国家找不到凉爽的地方。根据but I can't find a cool place可推知,此处表示讨厌炎热的天气,故选D项。
3. B 句意为:史密斯先生赞同了他朋友的建议……agree with sb为固定短语,意为“赞同某人”,故选B项。
4. C 句意为:他在那里享受了愉快的旅行,但有一天他陷入了麻烦。get into trouble为固定短语,意为“陷入麻烦”,故选C项。
5. D 句意为:他经过一所房子时看到一只狗跟着他。根据后文的dog可知此处指狗,故选D项。
6. B 句意为:这只狗很饿,希望他给它些食物吃。根据wished him to give it some food to eat可知,狗处于饥饿状态。故选B项。
7. A 根据语境可知,除冰雪外他找不到其他物品,应用except,故选A项。
8. C 句意为:突然他看到地上有一块石头。根据“Suddenly he... a stone on the ground.”可知,此处强调“看到”的结果,且时态为一般过去时,故选C项。
9. C 句意为:他急忙去捡石头,但没成功。hurry to do sth为固定短语,pick up为“动词+副词”型短语,代词it作其宾语时应置于短语中间,故选C项。
10. B 句意为:俄罗斯人多奇怪啊!根据下文可知,史密斯先生认为俄罗斯人不拴狗却拴石头,他觉得奇怪,故选B项。

[2026 江苏徐州期末] No two snowflakes（雪花）are the same. They have different shapes and fall in four different ways. By watching how they “dance”, we can learn the weather conditions.
It’s hard to see snowflakes dancing with the naked eye（肉眼）. Scientists can use special cameras to watch them. Weathermen can use radars to study these dances to learn about the weather.
| How they dance | What’s the weather like? |
| --- | --- |
|
Fall in a line: They fall slowly.
Zigzag（之字形）: They shake a little back and forth（反复来回）as they fall. | Snowflakes dancing like this may melt and become rain. |
续表
| How they dance | What’s the weather like? |
| --- | --- |
|
Spin（快速旋转）: They fall fast.
Spin and zigzag: They bump into each other and become bigger ones. | Snowflakes falling in these ways might bring a lot of snow. |
()11. What can we learn by watching snowflakes “dance”?
A. The size of the snowflakes.
B. The weather conditions.
C. The colour of the snowflakes.
D. The temperature of the snowflakes.
()12. What might happen if snowflakes spin and zigzag?
A. They will fall very slowly.
B. They will become smaller.
C. They might bring a lot of snow.
D. They will melt and become rain.
()13. How do scientists watch snowflakes “dance”?
A. By using radars.
B. By using robots.
C. By using the naked eye.
D. By using special cameras.

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阅读选择·语篇导读 本文介绍了雪花的不同下落方式以及由此判断的天气状况。
快速对答案
11—13 B C D
11. B 细节理解题。根据“By watching how they 'dance', we can learn the weather conditions.”可知,观看雪花“舞蹈”能了解天气状况。故选B项。
12. C 细节理解题。根据Spin and zigzag右边的“Snowflakes falling in these ways might bring a lot of snow.”可知,如果雪花在空中旋转并呈之字形下降,可能会带来大量降雪,故选C项。
13. D 细节理解题。根据“Scientists can use special cameras to watch them.”可知,科学家使用特殊摄像机来观察雪花的“舞蹈”。故选D项。